Xiaohong Chen

28 papers A* 1B 4C 3Misc 1Journal 9Unranked 10
YearRankTypeTitle / Venue / Authors
2026 B conf
FoSSaCS
Xiaohong Chen, Horatiu Cheval, Dorel Lucanu, Grigore Rosu
2026 conf
Concurrent Programming, Open Systems and Formal Methods
Xiaohong Chen, Grigore Rosu
2025 J jnl
CoRR
Xiaohong Chen, Grigore Rosu
2024 conf
TACAS (1)
Nishant Rodrigues, Mircea Sebe, Xiaohong Chen, Grigore Rosu
2023 J jnl
J. Log. Algebraic Methods Program.
Xiaohong Chen, Dorel Lucanu, Grigore Rosu
2023 J jnl
Proc. ACM Program. Lang.
Zhengyao Lin, Xiaohong Chen, Minh-Thai Trinh, John Wang, Grigore Rosu
2022 conf
FROM
Péter Bereczky, Xiaohong Chen, Dániel Horpácsi, Tamás Bálint Mizsei, Lucas Peña, Jan Tusil
2022 C conf
ICTAC
Xiyue Zhang, Xiaohong Chen, Meng Sun
2021 J jnl
J. Log. Algebraic Methods Program.
Xiaohong Chen, Dorel Lucanu, Grigore Rosu
2021 conf
Formal Methods in Outer Space
Xiaohong Chen, Grigore Rosu
2021 conf
CAV (2)
Xiaohong Chen, Zhengyao Lin, Minh-Thai Trinh, Grigore Rosu
2020 J jnl
Proc. ACM Program. Lang.
Xiaohong Chen, Grigore Rosu
2020 conf
WRLA
Xiaohong Chen, Dorel Lucanu, Grigore Rosu
2020 B conf
CPP
Grigore Rosu, Xiaohong Chen
2020 J jnl
Proc. ACM Program. Lang.
Xiaohong Chen, Minh-Thai Trinh, Nishant Rodrigues, Lucas Peña, Grigore Rosu
2019 conf
SETSS
Xiaohong Chen, Grigore Rosu
2019 B conf
CALCO
Xiaohong Chen, Grigore Rosu
2019 A* conf
LICS
Xiaohong Chen, Grigore Rosu
2018 conf
ISoLA (4)
Xiaohong Chen, Daejun Park, Grigore Rosu
2018 conf
ISoLA (2)
Xiaohong Chen, Grigore Rosu
2018 J jnl
CoRR
Yilong Yang, Xiaoshan Li, Zhiming Liu, Wei Ke, Quan Zu, Xiaohong Chen
2017 C conf
ICFEM
Jingyi Wang, Xiaohong Chen, Jun Sun, Shengchao Qin
2016 J jnl
Sensors
Esther Palomar, Xiaohong Chen, Zhiming Liu, Sabita Maharjan, Jonathan P. Bowen
2016 B conf
FM
Pingfan Kong, Yi Li, Xiaohong Chen, Jun Sun, Meng Sun, Jingyi Wang
2016 J jnl
CoRR
Pingfan Kong, Yi Li, Xiaohong Chen, Jun Sun, Meng Sun, Jingyi Wang
2015 Misc conf
TASE
Shaodong Li, Xiaohong Chen, Yiwu Wang, Meng Sun
2014 C conf
ICFEM
Xiaohong Chen, Jun Sun, Meng Sun
2014 conf
SETSS
Zhiming Liu, Xiaohong Chen
redb/extractors/decompiler/bninja/arch/x86.py
← Index redb/extractors/decompiler/bninja/arch/x86.py python
from binaryninja.enums import (
    InstructionTextTokenType,
)

# Support both package and standalone imports
try:
    from .architecture import Architecture
except ImportError:
    # Fallback to absolute imports (for multiprocessing spawned processes)
    from redb.extractors.decompiler.bninja.arch.architecture import Architecture


class Arch_x86(Architecture):
    """The concrete class for architecture-dependent details for x86_64"""

    def __init__(self):
        # general purpose registers for 64bits
        self.gpr_64 = [
            "RAX",
            "RBX",
            "RCX",
            "RDX",
            "RSI",
            "RDIR9",
            "R10",
            "R11",
            "R12",
            "R13",
            "R14",
            "R15",
        ]

        self.gpr_32 = [
            "EAX",
            "EBX",
            "ECX",
            "EDX",
            "ESI",
            "EDI",
            "R8D",
            "R9D",
            "R10D",
            "R11D",
            "R12D",
            "R13D",
            "R14D",
            "R15D",
        ]

        self.gpr_16 = [
            "AX",
            "BX",
            "CX",
            "DX",
            "SI",
            "DI",
            "R8W",
            "R9W",
            "R10W",
            "R11W",
            "R12W",
            "R13W",
            "R14W",
            "R15W",
        ]

        self.gpr_8 = [
            "AL",
            "BL",
            "CL",
            "DL",
            "SIL",
            "DIL",
            "R8B",
            "R9B",
            "R10B",
            "R11B",
            "R12B",
            "R13B",
            "R14B",
            "R15B",
        ]

        self.fpu_x87 = ["ST0", "ST1", "ST2", "ST3", "ST4", "ST5", "ST6", "ST7"]

        self.sse_xmm = [
            "XMM0",
            "XMM1",
            "XMM2",
            "XMM3",
            "XMM4",
            "XMM5",
            "XMM6",
            "XMM7",
            "XMM8",
            "XMM9",
            "XMM10",
            "XMM11",
            "XMM12",
            "XMM13",
            "XMM14",
            "XMM15",
        ]

        self.avx_ymm = [
            "YMM0",
            "YMM1",
            "YMM2",
            "YMM3",
            "YMM4",
            "YMM5",
            "YMM6",
            "YMM7",
            "YMM8",
            "YMM9",
            "YMM10",
            "YMM11",
            "YMM12",
            "YMM13",
            "YMM14",
            "YMM15",
        ]
        self.flags = ["FLAGS", "EFLAGS", "RFLAGS"]
        self.stack_registers = ["RBP", "RSP", "SP", "BP"]
        self.size = 8
        self.global_registers = (
            self.gpr_64
            + self.gpr_32
            + self.gpr_16
            + self.gpr_8
            + self.fpu_x87
            + self.sse_xmm
            + self.avx_ymm
        )
        self.opcode_categories = self._initialize_opcode_categories()

        ## instructions
        self.instructions = []

    def is_register(self, register):
        register = register.upper()
        return register in self.global_registers

    def is_general_purpose_register(self, register):
        register = register.upper()
        return (
            register in self.gpr_64
            or register in self.gpr_32
            or register in self.gpr_16
            or register in self.gpr_8
        )

    def is_stack_register(self, register):
        register = register.upper()
        return register in self.stack_registers

    def is_xmm_register(self, register):
        register = register.upper()
        return register in self.sse_xmm

    def is_control_flow(self, instr_tokens):
        return False

    def is_control_flow_instruction(self, instr_tokens):
        """Check if an instruction is a control flow instruction (jump, call, return, loop)."""
        try:
            # Extract the mnemonic from the instruction tokens
            mnemonic = None
            for token in instr_tokens:
                if token.type == InstructionTextTokenType.InstructionToken:
                    mnemonic = token.text.upper()
                    break

            if not mnemonic:
                return False

            # Check if it's a jump, call, return, or loop instruction
            return (
                mnemonic.startswith("J")  # All jumps (JMP, JE, JNE, etc.)
                or mnemonic == "CALL"  # Function calls
                or mnemonic == "RET"  # Return
                or mnemonic == "RETN"  # Another form of return
                or mnemonic.startswith("LOOP")
            )  # Loop instructions

        except Exception as e:
            print(e)
            # If we can't determine, assume it's not a control flow instruction
            return False

    def is_control_flow_instruction_by_mnemonic(self, mnemonic):
        """Check if an instruction is a control flow instruction based on its mnemonic."""
        if not mnemonic:
            return False

        mnemonic = mnemonic.upper()
        return (
            mnemonic.startswith("J")  # All jumps (JMP, JE, JNE, etc.)
            or mnemonic == "CALL"  # Function calls
            or mnemonic == "RET"  # Return
            or mnemonic == "RETN"  # Another form of return
            or mnemonic.startswith("LOOP")
        )

    def _initialize_opcode_categories(self):
        """Initialize mapping of opcodes to categories similar to Ghidra's implementation."""
        opcode_categories = {}
        opcode_index = {}  # Add this to mimic Ghidra's opcodeIndex

        # Define common opcodes array similar to Ghidra's COMMON_OPCODES
        COMMON_OPCODES = [
            # Core instructions (tracked individually)
            "MOV",
            "PUSH",
            "POP",
            "LEA",
            "CALL",
            "RET",  # Data movement and control
            "ADD",
            "SUB",
            "MUL",
            "DIV",  # Basic arithmetic
            "AND",
            "OR",
            "XOR",
            "NOT",  # Logical operations
            "JMP",
            "JE",
            "JNE",  # Basic jumps
            "TEST",
            "CMP",  # Comparisons
            # Grouped categories (aggregated tracking)
            "SIMD_MOVE",  # MOVAPS, MOVDQA, MOVDQU, etc.
            "COND_JUMP_EXT",  # Other conditional jumps (JG, JL, JGE, etc.)
            "STRING_OP",  # MOVS, STOS, LODS, SCAS, CMPS
            "STACK_ADV",  # ENTER, LEAVE, PUSHA, POPA
            "ARITHMETIC_ADV",  # IMUL, IDIV, ADC, SBB
            "BIT_OP",  # SHL, SHR, SAR, ROL, ROR, etc.
            "FPU_OP",  # FLD, FST, FADD, etc.
            "SYSTEM_OP",  # SYSCALL, INT, SYSENTER
            "CRYPTO_OP",  # AES*, SHA* instructions
            "MISC_OP",  # Rare but interesting (CPUID, RDTSC, etc.)
        ]

        # Create index map like Ghidra
        for i, opcode in enumerate(COMMON_OPCODES):
            opcode_index[opcode] = i

        # Now categorize opcodes using if/elif/else structure like in Ghidra
        for opcode in COMMON_OPCODES:
            # String Operations (checking these first to avoid MOV confusion)
            if opcode.startswith("MOVS") or opcode in [
                "STOS",
                "LODS",
                "SCAS",
                "CMPS",
                "REP",
                "REPE",
                "REPNE",
            ]:
                opcode_categories[opcode] = "STRING_MANIPULATION"

            # Data Movement (after string ops to avoid MOVS confusion)
            elif opcode.startswith("MOV") or opcode in ["LEA", "XCHG"]:
                opcode_categories[opcode] = "DATA_MOVEMENT"

            # Stack Operations
            elif opcode in ["PUSH", "POP", "ENTER", "LEAVE", "PUSHA", "POPA"]:
                opcode_categories[opcode] = "STACK_MANAGEMENT"

            # Control Flow (non-conditional)
            elif opcode in ["JMP", "CALL", "RET"]:
                opcode_categories[opcode] = "CONTROL_FLOW"

            # Conditional Jumps and Loops
            elif opcode.startswith("J") or opcode.startswith("LOOP"):
                opcode_categories[opcode] = "CONDITIONAL_JUMP"

            # Arithmetic
            elif opcode in [
                "ADD",
                "SUB",
                "MUL",
                "DIV",
                "IMUL",
                "IDIV",
                "ADC",
                "SBB",
                "INC",
                "DEC",
                "NEG",
            ]:
                opcode_categories[opcode] = "ARITHMETIC"

            # Logical
            elif opcode in ["AND", "OR", "XOR", "NOT", "TEST", "CMP"]:
                opcode_categories[opcode] = "LOGICAL"

            # Shifts & Rotates
            elif opcode in ["SHL", "SHR", "SAR", "SAL", "ROL", "ROR", "RCL", "RCR"]:
                opcode_categories[opcode] = "SHIFT_ROTATE"

            # System & Interrupts
            elif opcode in [
                "SYSCALL",
                "INT",
                "SYSENTER",
                "SYSEXIT",
                "SGDT",
                "SIDT",
                "SLDT",
                "WRMSR",
                "RDMSR",
            ]:
                opcode_categories[opcode] = "SYSTEM_CALLS"

            # Floating Point
            elif opcode.startswith("F"):
                opcode_categories[opcode] = "FPU_ARITHMETIC"

            # System Information and Random Number Generation
            elif opcode in ["PUSHF", "POPF", "CPUID", "RDTSC", "RDRAND", "RDSEED"]:
                opcode_categories[opcode] = "CPU_FEATURES"

            # Cryptography
            elif opcode.startswith("AES") or opcode.startswith("SHA"):
                opcode_categories[opcode] = "CRYPTOGRAPHIC"

            # Miscellaneous (including flag operations)
            else:
                opcode_categories[opcode] = "MISC"

        # Additional categorization for opcodes not in COMMON_OPCODES
        # This can be used in the normalize_opcode method

        # Store both maps as instance variables
        # self.opcode_categories = opcode_categories
        self.opcode_index = opcode_index

        return opcode_categories

    def is_simd_register(self, register):
        return register in self.sse_xmm